CFS: 1560
Water Temp: 37-40 ° F
Dries: Skwalas, March Browns, BWOs
Nymphs: Stoneflies, Hare’s Ears, San Juans, Streamer patterns
After a big spike in the CFS, we’ve had cold weather roll in to bring it back down to a clearer, more fishable level. I still wouldn’t recommend wading, but shore fishing into some of the calmer pools can produce results, such as this fish caught by Ryan this past Saturday:
The water is a tea color at this point in time, so use bigger bugs and brighter colors to attract the trout’s attention, especially if it is overcast out. The combination of a Pat’s Rubber Leg with a San Juan worm is still an excellent one-two punch, or if you like chucking big streamer patterns, Rock Creek is a good option for that as well. Dry fly fishing will be few and far between until the water clears up and comes down a little more, but it doesn’t hurt to try a skwala pattern in the right place. As we approach warmer spring days, the caddis will become more prevalent this month as well.
